automating my daily life

demo

just click the image below to watch it

how to use it:

1. press ctrl + alt + q to translate the selected text. (english to spanish or vice versa)
2. press ctrl + alt + g to check the selected text grammar.
3. press ctrl + alt + s to search the selected text in google.
4. press ctrl + alt + c to look up the selected text in the dictionary.
5. press ctrl + alt + a to look up the selected text in the thesaurus. (synonyms and antonyms)

how to install it:

1. first let's install some dependencies:

sudo apt-get update
sudo apt-get install python3-gi python3-gi-cairo gir1.2-gtk-3.0 gir1.2-keybinder-3.0 libcairo2-dev libxt-dev libgirepository1.0-dev

2. as we'll have a window pop up every time we call a functionality, we need to install the following dependency:

sudo apt-get update
sudo apt-get upgrade
sudo apt install gnome-shell-extension-manager

3. then go to this link: https://extensions.gnome.org/extension/5410/grand-theft-focus/ (gnome extensions website) and just turn it on.

4. install the required python packages:

cd path_to_root_folder
pip install -r requirements.txt

5. create .env file with openai api and deepl api keys:

echo "OPENAI_API_KEY='your_api_key'" > .env
echo "DEEPL_API_KEY='your_api_key'" >> .env
echo "MERRIAM_WEBSTER_API_KEY='your_api_key'" >> .env

6. finally we can run the script:

python3 main.py